My Lip Gloss Is Poppin’
What is it about lip gloss? I can’t get enough of the stuff. Recently, I was encouraged to take a picture of that lipgloss collection I take with me everywhere — the one I mentioned in my recent interview with YMIB.
And this is what weighs down my knockoff Prada purse every day. I actually also have ANOTHER little makeup bag that holds blotting sheets, emergency perfume, and a compact.
Lip gloss is one of my most major addictions. That’s why I like this new Lil Mama song.
Sure, it’s a silly little ditty. But it’s no sillier than “My Humps” (as Alanis Morrissette so gloriously pointed out), or “It’s Me, Snitches,” or “Rock Your Hips” or any of the other hip hop hits on the charts.
Also, I can identify with Lil Mama’s love of lip gloss ten times more than I can identify with “Upgrade You.”
If you’re a beauty junkie like I am, you get it.
My lipgloss bag holds everything from $5 Milani glossy tubes to a $25 Chanel glossimer. I’ve already done loving reviews of Milani and Iman and L’Oreal HIP. Now it’s time for me to tell you about my two new favorite lip addictions.
I can’t tell you how much I adore Juice Beauty’s Lip Plumper. I know what you’re thinking — but this isn’t a plumper in the traditional sense. I didn’t set out to get a lip plumper at all.
I bought this product in the Sephora in Times Square, which is a big, beautiful store that can overwhelm a product junkie upon first visit. I visited during some kind of big event, so there were product reps everywhere, none of whom were trying to help me. As we walked in, a woman was getting busted for shoplifting. The store had a frantic energy I wasn’t enjoying, having just come from a cozy Irish pub up the street where we enjoyed onion soup and Jack and cokes. Sephora was totally harshing my mellow. But I felt compelled to buy something, as I suppose a Catholic would feel at the Vatican gift shop.
It was super cold outside and my lips were dry and numb. I wanted something like a deep moisturizing cream for my lips. A Juice Beauty rep was the only person who offered to help me. I told her what I was looking for, and she insisted that I get the plumper. I wasn’t entirely sold on a $14 product that claimed to do something I didn’t need — I’m happy with my lip size, thanks. But I bought it anyway and I have absolutely no regrets!
It glides on like a dream, and instantly soothes my lips. I crave this product like no other clear lip balm — it’s super moisturizing, smells and tastes like sweet orange deliciousness, and over time, I’ve noticed that the AHA acids in this stuff have gently exfoliated the flakies from my lips. I will definitely repurchase again and again, and having read all of the glowing reviews on the Organic Beauty Expert, I’m dying to try more Juice Beauty stuff!
Another one of my favorite new addictions is Flirt! Cosmetics Squeeze Me Super Shiny Lipgloss. I’d been seeking a gloss that was the perfect hybrid for a while — sheer yet visible color, glossy but not sticky, and with a delightful scent and yummy but restrained flavor. Flirt is everything I dreamed it would be.
The best colors for me were Radical Raspberry and Cherries Jubilee, which was subtle and warm on my skin tone. Unlike Mighty Aphrodite, which was bright and too opaque for me. My alabaster blonde bombshell friend Andrea had the same reaction.
“The bright pink one was great if you used a tiny bit only for a really lasting color-stain. It can’t be worn alone on most people because it is bright as the florescent shorts I used to wear in 3rd grade. A dab will do.”
And five lucky bellas will get to decide for themselves. It’s my second giveaway!
I have five Flirt Super Shiny Lipglosses — two in Mighty Aphrodite, one in Cherries Jubilee, and two in the champagne colored Nectar Fizz. If you want this lipgloss, leave a comment that starts with the sentence: “I wanna try this gloss!” Then tell me what your favorite gloss du jour is. On Monday I will put the names in a hat and select the winners.
IMPORTANT – if you want to be considered for the lipgloss, PLEASE use your real e mail address. Otherwise I can’t reach you.
Click here to check out Flirt Cosmetics’ other products. I must say, the Gold Star All-Over Shimmer Mousse designed by Serena Williams certainly sounds intriguing.
Happy Friday, bellas!
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I wanna try this gloss!!! I’m a novice when it comes to cosmetics. I’m using Neutrogena Lip Nutrition and Softlips.
I wanna try the lipgloss!!! My favorite lipgloss ever is Nymphette by MAC Cosmetics and in second is the Victorias Secret line of lipglosses…I love the taste and smell.
I wanna try this gloss!!! My favorite lipgloss is Creme Brulee by Bath and Body Works. I worked there for a while and had the fun of trying them all. Creme Brulee just happens to taste the best (and look amazing on).
BTW, where did you get such a cute makeup bag?
Bella,
Congratulations on your YMIB interview…and I am sure you will be getting your beauty article soon in one of these magazines…LOVE your site..keep the vision and it has no choice but to come into manifestation.
Ditto on the “gloss thing” except I’m sure you got me beat by a long shot. Unfortunately, every time I get hooked on a color, it becomes discontinued. Don’t u hate that? Any suggestions for nude colors for pretty brown-sugar types like me?
Love that picture of all of your lipgloss. First time I saw anyone carry that much gloss was back in the fall when I was on a day trip with a colleague. She had tons of them in her bag and the TSA guy told us they needed to be in one of those ridiculous baggies. I found her one (otherwise she would have had to throw it out), but that experience taught me to keep a bunch of extra ziplock bags in my computer case. It seems as though there are still too many of us who don’t know that this stuff needs to be handled like liquids, so I give out the bags to ladies about to lose their lip gloss at the TSA station. We spend too much on this stuff to have to throw it away.
Anyway, I am getting acquaninted with lip gloss and currently really like Rimmel gloss in Sweetie (lovely for casual wear and even lovelier over lipstick), and Neutrogena Moisture Shine Lip Smoother in Glisten and Glaze (just a hint of color in a really moisturizing base). But I will certainly try some of the others you ladies have recommended too!
I wanna try this gloss!
As a daily reader of this blog, i have to give you ur props. Not a day goes by where i don’t click your blog in my favorites…it’s like a daily fix. I Need and would love to try this lip gloss. I have a crazy addiction to Lip gloss now that i want to glamour myself up more. My lip gloss right now is in between MAC lipgelee and Vicky’s Beauty Rush..which is a little sticky for me..so i really need a new one..From one Bella to another…THANKS!
I want to try this lip gloss!!! I use MAC sinnamon. I like it because its has a bit of a metallic luster but still conservative enough for me. I never like to wear attention getting colors.
I want to try this gloss!! I’m a poor college student, so my gloss collection is rather small, but it definitely has the potential to grow to obscene levels because I’m just plain obsessed, haha.
I currently have 3 glosses that I carry everywhere I go and swear by. One is C.O. Bigelow mentha lip tint in a nice rosey shade (No. 1136)…the colour works nice when you want something subtle and the mintiness actually freshens your breath! The second is a Shisheido gloss in Suntan Glimmer: warm and shiny, but I’m running out.
And of course, my absolute fave is L’Oreal colourjuice in Watermelon Crush, LOVE LOVE LOVE IT. I totally got it on a whim and thank the beauty gods every day because I truly lucked out 
Loves the gloss!
“I wanna try this gloss!” My gloss du jour is L’oreal Colour Juice in Iced latte!
It doesn’t look like any of the colors you’ve listed will work for me but oh, I am CONSTANTLY on the hunt for the right lip gloss. Now that I’m a poor student (soon to be a poor graduate) I’m restricted in where I can shop. Recently I got some clear Rimmel lip gloss to go over my lipsticks but I have to be careful not to use too much.
I’m interested in seeing what your readers have to recommend.
I wanna try this gloss! My favorite lip gloss is Love Nectar Lustershine by MAC Love this stuff. Gives a great nude lip with a hint of sparkle.
I love this blog btw
Peace
I want to try this gloss! I would have to say that my favorite lipgloss is MAC lipglass. Hands down great
“i wanna try this lipgloss!” =)
Currently, I use sinnamon lip lustre by MAC.. it’s an every day to night gloss that has a fab frost to it for all who wears it. It’s a touch less sticky that it’s cousin lipglass. I’d like to try the lipgloss. I’m new to flirt cosmetics.
Bella that video is fly! makes me like the song more =)
Hey afrobella,I love this lipgloss.I’m just trying make up and am taking my time…I love the Flirt Super Shiny Lipglosses in cherries jubilee.Sounds like what I have been looking for….
“I wanna try this gloss!” My current fave is CO Bigelow’s Cinnamint Menthol Lip Shine. It tingles a little but keeps my lips luscious and moisturized.
I wanna try this gloss! My favorites are Tutti Dolci glosses I got from Bath and Body Works: The Fantasia di Cioccolata and the Sugar Wafer. Yummy!
I wanna try this gloss! Right now I’m using Maybelline’s Shinylicious in cinnamon apple (its not sticky and it smells good)
Lipgloss has been my thang! since middleschool.
You gotta try Bath and Body Works glosses.
my favorites are the Candy Apple and Caramel Latte.
and I also love Maybelline’s Shinylicious in Banana Pudding.
I wanna try this gloss! My favorite lip gloss will always be MAC Lipglass in Lust .
“I wanna try this gloss!” I love love love Kiehl’s lip gloss in black raspberry, yum!
I wanna try this gloss! I want to try Nector Fizz!
I wanna try this gloss! Currently I love MAC Viva Glam IV
bella – i share the addiction like everyone else, but what i really need is a beautiful purse-size bag to hold my glosses. the one in the picture is beautiful – where can i find one?
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Hi, My current lipgloss of choice is duwop’s lip venom. I can’t buy the gloss that you’ve got on in Canada and it looks amazing
thanks Bella for the mixed girls sample, I recently received it and tried it out… I have hair that ranges from 3C-4b, on the area that is 3C is made my hair softer and my twist came out very nice, but it did nothing for the rest of my hair… I will wait again to ask for another sample so others can get a chance
I wanna try this lip gloss!!! I am still looking for the perfect one
I wanna try this lip gloss!!! I am a lipgloss fanatic!
I confess I have a lipgloss monkey too!LOL
But ladies help, I am looking for a pretty pink shade. Not too hot pink, not shimmery. A lot of the pink glosses I have bought don’t show up on me. I am brown skinned (about Whitney Houston’s coloring. I have full lips but don’t want to look like bubble gum exploded on my lips. Thanks for any suggestions! I will probably end up buying them all!!!:)
I love MAC cosmetics. My favorite lipgloss right now is Oh Baby.
I hope lil mama gets syphillis and drowns in a pool of her own discharge…please.
Hi Afrobella,
Love your Blog! I have a product that is going to change your concept of LIP GLOSS! I would love to send you a sample. Please email me your address. My product is called YOYO Lip Gloss a retractable lip gloss that sits at the hip for easy access. The product is geared toward a younger audience yet adults also love the product since it is made with a high quality formula I know you are going to absolutely LOVE! Thank you!
ANGIE
i wanna try this gloss! right now im using a cheap $2 lip balm/gloss,the brand is atreva,but it mught be something else,iv had it for about 2 years,its the best,it stays on for HOURS!its da bomb for chapped lips,but im scrapping the inside,cus i need to buy some more!!!
I love lipgloss right now using loreal lipgloss but lipgloss cost to much is there any cheap lipgloss with good quality!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I’m new here and I’m really enjoying your blog. This lip gloss post was pretty interesting. I have a beauty blog as well so I know how much work it can be to come up with fresh content. Keep the stories coming!
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I wanna win this gloss! Currently, I love Lorac gloss stick in sheer berry and Loreal’s Grape Soda!